Photography Places of Journey to the West

Journey to the West (in Chinese, Xi You Ji), which is also translated as Adventures of the Monkey God by Arthur Waley, is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, originally published anonymously in the 1590s during the Ming Dynasty. The TV series based on the novel span a period of 17 years, from 1982 to 1999, once it was played, it won nation-wide acceptance. The actors, actresses, the background music and the background scenery immediately become topics in daily life. Here I listed some photography places of this TV series, and hop they can give you any useful information in China tour.
Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan Province: this is the photography place of chapter Falling to The Cave of Silver Web and Entering Incorrectly The Dear Recoba Sound Temple;
Yantai, Shandong Province:  the photography place of  Four Times Entering the Bottomless Pit

Yantai

Dali, Yunnan Province:  the photography place of  Inprisoned under Wuxing Mountain, Monkey King Guiding Xuanzang; Ingeniously Enraging Handsome Monkey King

Dali

Mt. Qingcheng, Mt. E'mei:  the photography place of The Birth of Monkey King; Monkey King Stealing Ginseng Fruit

Mt. Qingcheng



Mt. Emei

Kunming, Yunan Province, Thiland:  the photography place of Surrender of Jade Rabbit

Kunming

Thailand,  the photography place of this TV series even cover foreign countries, we can see how conscientious these directors, actors, actresses and othre staffs are.

Wangshi Garden, Suzhou: the photography place of Dark Hunter in the State of Wuji

a house in Wangshi Garden

Yungang Grottoes in Tatong, Jinci Temple in Taiyuan: the photography place of Tower-Sweeping and Unrecht Judgement

Yungang Grottoes

Historical relics of Gaochang Ancient Town, the Mountain of Flames in Turpan, Xinjiang Province: the photography place of Three Times Borrowing Palm-leaf Fan

Gaochang

Beijing Jietai Temple: the photography place of Assigned Official as the Protector of Horses; Battles with the Red Boy

Jietai Temple

Suzhou: the photography place of Interesting Experiences in Ladies's Kingdom

it is a paradise on earth

Yungang Grottoes Travel Tips

Yungang Grottoes is listed as the key touring spot in our Shanxi tour. In the eyes of many people, Datong is only a city rich in coal, while actually, Datong is more a famous historic and cultural city. All along its history, the most splendid period is the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589) when it is a capital of North Wei dynasty. In the Eastern Jin dynasty, Buddhism was introduced into China, when Yungang Grottoes were built. The history of Yungang Grottoes can be traced back to 460 A.D.,in 1961, it was listed as one of the first key officially protected monuments and sites.
The whole grottes can be divided into three parts: the east part, the middle part and the west part.
Niches in the grottes thickly embeded in the middle of Yungang, The east grottoes is featured by towers, so it is also named as "tower cave"; the middle grottes have two rooms each, a buddha sits in the middle and the whole walls decorated with engravings; the west grottes
is distinctive for middle and small sized niches.
The grottes nesled mountains, expanding 1 km from east to west, grottes of all size amounting to 53, buddhist sculpture reaching a number of 51,000, together with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, it is renowned as treasury of grotto art.
We tour only the middle grottoes, thanks to the introduction and serial number of each grotto that we have an almost complete view there. So prepare more information and knowledge about buddhism may ensure a more meaningful and unforgettable tour in Yungang Grottoes.

the entrance

sacred Buddha sculpture

Tough it rains heavily, still lots of tourits cannot wait to have a look at those sculptures themselves.

It's a pity that such a grand sculpture hasn't been preserved well.

The sculpture of the seated Buddha is as high as 10 m, and the Buddha stands beside reach 6.2 m, it is the largest grottoes in Yungang Grottoes.

Wood engravings

Multi-coloured sculpture

The second largest sculpture which reaches 16.8 m.